All Aces Video Poker
All Aces video poker has all the standard features of a normal video poker machine. The game is played with a 52-card deck that is shuffled after each hand. Unlike normal table poker, which has more than one player and complex betting rules, All Aces is played only against the machine and there is only one bet made per hand. To beat the machine the player simply has to create a good poker in two card deals. The player wins coin payouts according to the All Aces paytable shown below.
How to Play All Aces video poker
Before playing any video poker or online video poker game the player must understand the basics of poker. A poker hand is ranked according to how hard it is to get that particular combination of cards. For video poker this is all that matters, as a video poker player you must learn by heart what each hand means and how probable (or improbable) it is to get them based on the first 5 card deal.
Normally All Aces hands are ranked in this order
- Royal Flush: (Ace, King, Queen, Jack and Ten of the same suit)
- Straight Flush: (5 cards in a row of the same suit)
- Four-of-a-Kind: (4 cards of the same rank)
- Full House: (3 cards of the same rank and 2 of another rank)
- Flush: (5 cards in any order of the same suit)
- Straight: (5 cards in a row but with different suits)
- Three-of-a-Kind: (3 cards of the same rank)
- Two Pair: (2 cards of one rank and two cards of another rank)
- Jacks or Better Pair: (any pair of cards of Jacks or higher)
However, All Aces video poker modifies this by giving an extra bonus payout to a four-of-a-kind of Aces. That's how the game got its name.
To begin playing the player must insert money into the machine and press the deal button. Five cards will be dealt and the player has a choice of keeping some (if any) and discarding the rest. By pressing the deal button again a new set of cards will be dealt substituting the discarded cards. A final 5 card poker hand is completed and the payout is made according to this paytable:
Poker Hands |
Coin 1 |
Coin 2 |
Coin 3 |
Coin 4 |
Coin 5 |
Royal Flush |
250 |
1,000 |
750 |
1,000 |
4,000 |
Four Aces |
400 |
800 |
1200 |
1600 |
2000 |
Four of a Kind (2's to 4's) |
100 |
200 |
300 |
400 |
1,000 |
Four of a Kind (Others) |
50 |
100 |
150 |
200 |
250 |
Straight Flush |
60 |
120 |
180 |
240 |
300 |
Full House |
7 |
14 |
21 |
28 |
35 |
Flush |
5 |
10 |
15 |
20 |
25 |
Straight |
4 |
8 |
12 |
16 |
20 |
Three of a Kind |
3 |
6 |
9 |
12 |
15 |
Two Pairs |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
Jacks or Better |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
There are a few differences in this paytable compared to other video poker games such the stereotypical Jacks or Better. The most striking difference is the extra jackpot prizes for different types of four-of-a-kinds. 4 Aces give out higher payouts than Royal Flushes on all coin bets except on the 5-coin bet. Low card four-of-a-kinds also have a higher-than-standard payouts. To compensate for this the paytable has cut short payouts for Two Pairs, that usually pay 2:1; Flushes that normally pay 6:1 and the Full House normal 9-coin payout has gone down to 7.
Basic Tips and Optimal Strategy for All Aces Video Poker
There is one way to truly beat any video poker machine and that's by always playing 5-coin bets so when the Royal Flush comes you'll get the extra-large payout.
To get the best payback rates on All Aces video poker follow these guidelines:
- Always hold a winning hand, unless you have 4 to a Royal Flush or 3 Aces/2's/3's/4's to a special Four-of-a-Kind
- Hold a non-paying low pair any day over high cards. There are higher odds of getting a three-of-a-kind in these situations
- Never hold a kicker card with a winning or non-paying pair. This will decrease the probabilities of getting a three-of-a-kind.
- If you have no winning hand don't discard it straight away, look for
and hold these cards in this order:
- 4 cards to a straight flush (sequential such as suited 4,5,6,7 – able of being completed with two different cards: 3 or 8)
- 4 cards to a regular flush
- 3 cards to a Royal Flush (suited high cards)
Hold any two unsuited high cards (especially if in a row such as a Jack and a Queen) - 4 cards to a regular straight (sequential such as unsuited 7,8,9,10)
- 3 cards to a sequential straight flush
- 4 cards to a non-sequential straight flush
- 4 cards to a non-sequential regular straight
- Hold any Ace or high card by itself
- Discard everything, get five new cards
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